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(Past Event) Tackling Social Exclusion Through Partnership - Removing The Barriers ( QEII Conference Centre, London, from 22/10/2008 10:00 to 22/10/2008 16:30) — by CNF Content Editor

The Government in its action plan on social exclusion (August 2006) set out the next steps in its drive to tackle the root causes of deep–seated disadvantage. It stated its priority as reaching the one million people at risk of persistent social exclusion, who have not yet benefited from opportunities that the majority of people can now take for granted. It stated the Government’s intention of tackling deep-seated social exclusion with the help of five guiding principles: Better identification and early intervention; Systematic identification of what works; Better multi-agency working; Personalisation, and rights and responsibilities where appropriate; Supporting achievement and managing under performance. The Government re-emphasised its commitment to tackle social exclusion through partnership when it published its Public Service Agreement (PSA) 16 last autumn. It identifies four areas of focus: Care leavers; Adult offenders under probation supervision; Adult community mental health service users; Adults with learning disabilities. The PSA states that these are government priorities, but there will be no national targets. Each council can negotiate its own "suitably ambitious" targets. Twelve out of the thirty Public Service Agreements are focused on reducing poverty and disadvantage - an indication of how seriously this government takes the task of creating a fairer and more equal society. The Government has had success in improving lives for the most disadvantaged groups, and the Cabinet Office recently launched "Think Family: Improving the Life Chances of Families at Risk" (January 2008), which sets out a vision for a local system that improves the life chances of families at risk and helps to break the cycle of disadvantage. Due to the sheer complexity and scale of social exclusion, the priority groups are chosen because they run a high risk of slipping though the net of uncoordinated service provision; they are disproportionately likely to be jobless, potentially consigning them to a lifetime of exclusion, at high human cost to them and their families, and huge financial cost to society. There remain many challenges in reaching those hard to reach groups, caught in a cycle of disadvantage.

(Past Event) Get Online Day (, from 24/10/2008 00:00 to 24/10/2008 00:00) — by CNF Content Editor

24 October 2008 is Get online day. It is your chance to discover what the internet could do for you and your family. By popping along to your nearest UK online centre you can dive into the wonderful worldwide web. Plus, find out how the internet can save you time, hassle and money!

5th Prato Community Informatics & Development Informatics Conference 2008 (MONASH CENTRE, PRATO, ITALY, from 27/10/2008 00:00 to 30/10/2008 00:00) — by CNF Content Editor

Community Informatics is an emergent discipline with a number of focusses including, the conduct of research about the relationship between the design of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for communities, and second, the implementation of ICT projects and projects involving such things as community economic development and social development in conjunction with local stakeholders.

Next Gen 08 (Manchester Town Hall, from 04/11/2008 09:00 to 04/11/2008 17:00) — by CNF Content Editor

CBN in partnership with DC10plus and the Connected Neighbourhoods Forum Announces its NEXT GEN 08 Conference - 4 November 2008, Manchester - Registration is now Open

Wireless and Digital Cities, 3rd Annual European Congress (World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain, from 11/11/2008 09:00 to 13/11/2008 18:00) — by CNF Content Editor

Packed full of practical case-studies and real-life trials this is a must-attend event for policy-makers, department heads, decision makers and senior representatives who are planning, evaluating or deploying wireless technology and who wish to gain key insights into how cities across the world are tackling the opportunities and challenges of municipal broadband.

Digital Inclusion, How do we ensure that all citizens, especially the disadvantaged, benefit from new technologies? (East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ, from 27/11/2008 09:45 to 27/11/2008 16:00) — by CNF Content Editor

This conference by NIACE will provide participants with the opportunity to discuss and debate ways of addressing social inclusion through the use of ICT.

ICT 2008 (Lyon, France, from 25/11/2008 08:30 to 27/11/2008 18:00) — by CNF Content Editor

Europe's biggest research event for information and communication technologies

Joint Westminster eForum & Westminster Media Forum keynote seminar Digital Britain (One Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, from 14/01/2009 09:00 to 14/01/2009 14:00) — by CNF Content Editor

This seminar will bring together key interested parties in Parliament, industry and citizens groups to discuss some of the major issues for Digital Britain, the far-reaching report on the UK’s digital economy which looks set to be central to policy initiatives aimed at securing the UK’s pre-eminence in the global ‘knowledge and learning economy’

Government IT 09 conference (QEII Conference Centre, London, from 04/02/2009 08:30 to 04/02/2009 16:30) — by CNF Content Editor

The 5th annual Government IT 09 conference will explore next-generation access and the importance of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure, along with the findings of Baroness Vadera’s review. The event will act as a centre for discussion and networking, featuring presentations relevant to the Transformational Government programme and the broader public sector ICT agenda. The conference promises to emulate this year's event, which was a sellout and a huge all-round success.